Good Idea, Poor Implementation....

User Rating: 6.5 | Viking: Battle for Asgard X360
By imightymouse | Review Date:
First and foremost before anybody is considering purchasing this game consider the following. Viking is an Action / Adventure game set in the Viking Era where you play as a hero that goes by the name Shakrin. According to the Storyline, Shakrin was believed to have been killed when the Hel (armies of the underworld) invaded Asgard. Shakrin is brought back to life by a Goddess under the condition that he fight on her side to liberate the land of Asgard. As you proceed thru the game you power up your character, acquire items, and learn new moves by spending gold that you have collected throughout the map. The map being a sort of open ended platform allows some freedom of movement but you are limited to boundaries, The free-roaming feature of this game is not as expansive or detailed as a franchise such as GTA, However there are some slight similarities between this game and other free-roaming games, such as side quest, purchasing items from vendors, and interacting with NPC throughout the game.
There is however some issues to this game, such as while you are playing the there is not much sound or background melody, which degrades the quality of the game because there are points where there is complete silence. Controls can get frustrating at times, for example when you initiate an attack and you realize another enemy is about to strike you. It is near impossible to block the attack even if you press the block button 1-2 seconds prior to the attack. This game is considered a "Hack and Slash" type game, and every gamer knows that eventually repetition will be a problem. The "Brag Factor" is not big in this game due to the fact that some of the achievements are easily accomplished, if you are a gamer that enjoys bragging about how hard a particular game was, then stay away from this one.
There are also some good concepts in this game. Such as there is gratification in knowing that you have just liberated a land from an oppressing force and freed the people even if it is just fantasy, the storyline is interesting and will provide some entertainment and will keep you trying to find what goes on next. Overall this game is a good idea that needed a little more management if not budget and it is for anyone (13 yrs and older) who is looking for a game to play, while waiting for the big hit to released.

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